NEW data released by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has shown that coal use in electricity generation fell by 70% in 2019, with Moneypoint electricity generating station operating at reduced capacity.
*Action from the 2020 South of Ireland Golf Championship in Lahinch. Photograph: Brian Arthur Golf clubs have been advised to prepare for a surge in activity as the sport becomes one of the first to resume on May 18th.
One Clare TD has called on the Government to meet with Pieta House following the issuing of 28 redundancies for clinical support workers.
*Michael Enright (left) with Fianna Fáil party leader Micheál Martin. Chairman of Fianna Fáil’s Clare Comhairle Dáil Cheantair, Michael Enright has labelled it “shameful and disgraceful” that party members of the country may be deprived of a say on a historic coalition with Fine Gael.
*O’Connell Square 70% of businesses not currently trading in Clare have laid off staff, according to a COVID-19 survey published today (Tuesday).
*Basking sharks in Clare. Photograph: Ken O’Sullivan Clare is privileged to have the presence of basking sharks along the West coast of Ireland according to documentary film-maker and conservationist, Ken O’Sullivan.
Violet-Anne Wynne (SF) is hopeful of paying back her rent arrears of €12,000 in the very near future.
KILRUSH designer Adam McKiernan has shared his talents to a creative charity campaign aimed at inspiring hope and raising much needed funds during the global pandemic.
A site visit to Castlecomer Discovery Park that will inform future plans for Kilrush Woods has been put on hold.
Two separate burglaries took place in Kilrush in the space of twenty hours last week.
